At the INTERSCHUTZ Forum in Hall 17 – the civil protection hall – all slots are fully booked. The individual contributions by all speakers have a clearer practical focus than ever before. A particular highlight: each day, Colonel (General Staff) Armin Schaus, Head of Department J9 – CIMIC (Civil-Military Cooperation), German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), will present OPLAN Germany.
Hannover, Germany. At the INTERSCHUTZ Forum in Hall 17 – the civil protection hall – all slots are fully booked. The individual contributions by all speakers have a clearer practical focus than ever before. A particular highlight: each day, Colonel (General Staff) Armin Schaus, Head of Department J9 – CIMIC (Civil-Military Cooperation), German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), will present OPLAN Germany.
Daily presentation by Colonel (General Staff) Armin Schaus on OPLAN Germany
Over the six days of the trade fair (1–6 June 2026), around 100 experts will speak on a wide range of topics from the industry for the industry. Participants include providers, users, academia and policymakers, as well as INTERSCHUTZ partners, who will present current industry topics and discuss challenges, opportunities, solutions and technological innovations of today and tomorrow with the audience. All contributions are aligned with the INTERSCHUTZ focus themes: the impacts of climate change, the “turning point” in civil protection, sustainability, and artificial intelligence in control centers, situation centers and at incident sites.
The slots vary in length: there are short 15-minute contributions as well as one-hour presentations. They run from Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with the final presentation on Saturday ending at 2:00 p.m. The full forum program is available online on the INTERSCHUTZ website and can also be accessed via the INTERSCHUTZ app. All contributions will be simultaneously interpreted (German/English).
Highlights from the forum program
On Monday morning, the German Red Cross will present “Innovative power supply in operations – reducing costs and creating redundancies”, followed in the afternoon by Eurocommand with “The next era of command and control: digital trends and research on situation management.”
On Tuesday morning, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) will address the question “CBRN threat – isn’t that a Cold War issue?” In the afternoon, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) will follow with “Edge AI, language models, field tests – THW’s AI pathway in civil protection.”
On Wednesday morning, Esri Germany will explain “Strategic resilience planning: how geodata strengthens organizations in disruptive times.” In the afternoon, the INTERSCHUTZ Forum will host the partner country day Italy, featuring various contributions from Italian civil protection. Participants include, for example, the Order of Malta and the President of the Italian Red Cross.
Thursday begins with a high-level panel on “Landscape fires as a cross-cutting task for municipalities, fire services, and forestry and agriculture.” Participants include Johann Goldammer, Director of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Karl-Heinz Banse, President of the German Fire Services Association, Albrecht Broemme, Honorary President of THW, and Bernhard Breitsameter, member of the presidium of the German Forestry Council and President of the Bavarian Forest Owners Association. The afternoon will be shaped, among others, by the International Fire Academy, focusing on “Underground parking garage operations: tactics and techniques for fire services.”
On Friday morning, the German Society for Disaster Medicine will present the “Launch of the MCI registry – learning from operations, securing the future.” In the afternoon, the German Life Saving Association (DLRG) will follow with a presentation on the “Necessity and feasibility study” relating to the flood training center.
On Saturday, the BBK will present an “Educational program to strengthen the resilience of children,” while the German Red Cross will focus on climate change with the presentation “Floods in focus – lessons learned from recent years.”
About INTERSCHUTZ
INTERSCHUTZ is the world’s leading trade fair for firefighting, rescue, and civil protection. Taking place in 2026 in Hanover under the motto “Safeguarding Tomorrow”, INTERSCHUTZ showcases a comprehensive range of products and services in the fields of firefighting, preventive fire protection, rescue services, civil protection, communication and control center technology, as well as protective equipment. All information about the trade fair and supporting program is available at www.interschutz.de and is updated on an ongoing basis. The INTERSCHUTZ portfolio also includes international events such as AFAC Australia , REAS Italy and the China International Emergency Management Exhibition .